Muscular Development, owned by Twinlab, is another serious bodybuilder magazine that concentrates on natural bodybuilding, but also covers fitness and health related items. They pride themselves on giving its readers extensive coverage on the cutting edge of training, diet and nutrition articles. It also has great pictures of bodybuilders, and makes for enjoyable reading. The look of natural bodybuilding and less on the hardcore look is what Muscular Development stands for. With everything geared towards the natural look, it continues to attack steroids, drugs, etc. On the cover is New York Yankee Derek Jeter.

November 1999 Table of Contents

Volume 36, Number
11

Training: Workout

FITNESS BYTES

Do machines get the
job done?

Exercise before meals

Buying home fitness devices

Swim to
burn calories

Weight train to burn fat

SPORTS SCIENCE

Move over aerobics! Weight training for better health.

MD TRAINING CAMPA Call to Arms

SPORT SPECIFIC TRAININGTraining for a
Marathon.

MUSCLE FORM + FUNCTIONStrengthening the
gluteal muscles.

CARDIO INTERFACE

Preparing for a
10K

Inhaling Bottled Oxygen

EXPERT TRAINING INTERFACE

Benefits
for high carb diet

Hamstring involvement in back squat

Estimating your
1rm

Sports Nutrition: Eat Right!

NUTRITION BYTES

Luecine and Muscle Recovery

Milk Intake determines CLA Levels

Animal Fat may aid memory

High glycemic meals lead to overeating.

SUPPLEMENT BYTES

Low vitamin E levels linked to memory loss

FDA backs off ephedrine

Glutamine protects against muscle breakdown

Creatine improves sprint power

The prostate and saw palmetto, Vitamin C and E

Andro and Agresion.

FAT ATTACKCLA

FAT LOSS FILE

NUTRITION PERFORMANCEHitting the wall: What cause muscle fatigue?

SUPPLEMENT PERFORMANCERibose: Packed with promises or power?

MUSCLE BITES

Oriental style steamed Sea Bass

Orange Roughy Italian style

All the whey chocolate shake

Whey cool vanilla malted

Human Performance: Reach Your Peak!

SPORTS MEDICINE BYTES

Fluid loss is serious business

Exercise and type 2 diabetes

Fatigue: Monitor your training closely

Aerobic fitness cuts heart disease

Reflexes: Reaction time can be improved

Lasik eye surgery

Proper diet during training

HEALTH BYTES

Fat and health is fine

Wide waists and colon cancer

Hold that stretch

Bid baldness goodbye?

Antidepressants and premature ejaculation

Testosterone patch leads to lean muscle

SPORTS SCIENCEIs training to failure failing to train?

STAR ATHLETES IN THE NEWS

Antowain Smith, Aaron Gibson, NY Jets & John Lott

Brett Favre, Jonathan Bender

Jeff Bagwell, Ben Johnson

WHAT'S UP DOC?Suspect in the saddle: Are questions about Lance Armstrong's possible drug use fair?